Having escaped famine, I was accepted into Hogwarts.

Chapter 40: What to do when you encounter a dark wizard in the Forbidden Forest?

"He asked me to send him fifteen mandrakes every month. He can get a good night's sleep by roasting one mandrake, and he can also get a good night's sleep by eating one mandrake. So, in total, I've given him a month's worth of wonderful sleep," Kane said boastfully.

"Mandragora has that kind of effect?" Ron looked up at the ceiling. Sure enough, there were still many things he didn't know about this world. Maybe he should sneak a piece and try it next class?

Meanwhile, Kane had already sat down and was listening to Harry talk about the afternoon's flying lesson and dinner time. In short, Neville had messed up while playing with his flying broom and had been taken to the infirmary.

Meanwhile, Malfoy and Pauline Anrella from Slytherin sneakily retrieved Neville's Memory Ball, which had fallen to the ground, intending to engage in some kind of British bullying, but were valiantly thwarted by Harry.

However, he was called to Professor McGonagall's office again. He thought he would be given a serious reprimand, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Harry became the Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team again.

Then, at dinner time, Malfoy formally challenged them to a wizard duel at midnight in the trophy room.

"I get it, this is our plan for tonight, right?" Kane, who had a good afternoon's sleep after eating the mandrake, was thinking about what to do if he couldn't sleep tonight, and this was just the perfect opportunity.

Harry and Ron nodded. "That's right. After all, besides Malfoy, they also have Enrella and Malfoy's two henchmen. But I think the three of us should be enough to take on those four weaklings, right?"

"Don't worry, brother, there's plenty." Kane said, then suddenly remembered something.

He had forgotten today's main quest; his original plan was to ask Hagrid where the spiders in the Forbidden Forest mainly lived.

However, because of the mandrake, he went to the headmaster's office before he could even ask, and because he had to demonstrate the use of the mandrake's Eternal Realm to Dumbledore, he slept all afternoon.

I've wasted the whole afternoon. Now I should hurry up and go to the Forbidden Forest to try my luck. As for going back to the dorm...

Since we're going to have a nighttime brawl anyway, we might as well just stay outside the castle for a while.

Harry and Ron noticed Kane's expression changing, exchanged a glance, and asked simultaneously, "What's your plan now?"

Kane smiled as he looked at the two of them. What a wonderful pair of brothers! It's a great thing to have two people to fool around with.

Half an hour later, Ron looked at the Forbidden Forest, which was completely dark, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

His fear at this moment was certainly not because of the Forbidden Forest or anything like that. After all, as a purebred Challenger Gryffindor, he was afraid of nothing. Let alone the Forbidden Forest, he wouldn't even blink an eye if it meant his death.

I heard from his two older brothers that there are a lot of spiders in the Forbidden Forest.

Kane's purpose in coming here was precisely to find the group of spiders.

Hmm, maybe he should come up with a lame excuse? But that's clearly not something a Gryffindor should do.

Kane drew his wand and released a glowing light. Thanks to his special wand and the fact that the essence of his magic was actually his own shadow, the glowing light could also help him dispel the darkness and keep Miss Charlie away from him.

The three of them walked into the Forbidden Forest without a care in the world, as for the magical creatures inside?

"To be honest, we're all just chickens and dogs." Kane could say this with complete confidence, after all, no one knew better than him how to survive in the wild and defeat wild beasts that attacked from all directions.

As darkness fell, the vegetation above the Forbidden Forest grew denser, blocking out even the slightest bit of starlight. Only the flickering glow of the three figures provided them with a necessary sense of security.

Harry and Ron were playing around, chatting and joking behind them. After walking for so long, all they could see were trees and grass, so they obviously thought the Forbidden Forest was nothing special and not dangerous at all.

Kane, however, didn't see it that way. Should such a vast Forbidden Forest be quiet? Quiet enough that not even the chirping of insects could be heard?

Even in the absurd and desolate Eternal Realm, prey or wild beasts occasionally emerge, but the Forbidden Forest in the real world is so quiet that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, something unexpected is about to happen.

Harry and Ron behind him were unaware of all this, and Kane hadn't told them either. He didn't think his two buddies had better mental fortitude than he did, and telling them might cause some trouble.

So from the moment he discovered these things, he led them around twice, subtly circling them from the direction they entered the Forbidden Forest to the direction they left.

If he's lucky enough, he might even be able to get Harry Ron and that other lurking figure out of the Forbidden Forest before they realize his true intentions.

However, it's clear that he's never been good at relying on luck.

He suddenly stopped, extinguished the glowing light, grabbed Harry with his left hand and Ron with his right, leaving only a faint shadow in his pocket to protect him from Miss Charlie's kiss.

"What's wrong?" Harry noticed Kane's unusual behavior, quickly calmed down, and asked in a low voice.

"Shhh."

Kane shushed Harry and Ron, signaling them to be quiet, then began calling out to his externally mounted glasses: "Maxwell, what's that?"

"What I saw wasn't much different from what you saw, but sensing magical fluctuations, a strange dark wizard, and clearly, he's already spotted you." Maxwell shrugged as he appeared in front of Kane, pointing to the bushes behind him.

Knowing this information was enough for Kane. After all, the fact that the opposing dark wizard hadn't chosen to attack after discovering him spoke volumes. In battle royale, not firing when encountering someone usually means you're not confident of victory and don't want to expose yourself.

In that case, as long as we keep to ourselves, we should be able to perfectly avoid the dark wizard on the other side. Of course, if the remaining 92% want to be safe, they must have a backup plan.

"Don't talk, just follow me." Kane pulled Harry, and Harry pulled Ron, and the three of them slowly walked around the dark wizard's location in a line.

Kane also frantically used summoning spells and his own shadow to create one eternal bee after another.

These bees are small and highly mobile, and most importantly, they can fly. If there really is some kind of spell that comes from behind, using them as interference eggs to block the spell is also effective.

Kane, pulling Harry and Ron along, walked step by step towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest. As long as they could hold their breath...

hum!

An unsettling roar resounded, and a green light illuminated the large tree in front of Kane and his companions.

"This is Avada Kedavra," Ron said stiffly, looking at the green light that his parents had taught him to stay away from.

"What do we do now?" Harry asked, reaching for his wand.

"What do we do? Run!" Kane didn't bother to lower his voice. He turned around and flicked his wand, instantly summoning a surprisingly large number of killer bees that roared towards the dark wizard hiding in the shadows.

After doing all this, he didn't care about anything else and just grabbed Harry and Ron and ran away at top speed.